Our Spirit Blog

It is common knowledge now the benefits kids and adults receive from spending time in nature. However, recently it has come to light that there is potentially a condition called Nature deficit disorder NDD that modern kids are exposed to due to the modernization of society and the lack of opportunities to play and explore.

More than 500 Students at Busu Secondary School, Lae PNG were excited to listen to Aidan Grimes talk when he visited the school 2 August 2016

Now more than ever there is a need for this newly formed association to represent the bona fide tour operators who lead, guide and work with tour activities along and on the Kokoda Track/Trail and the northern beach, Kokoda connected, battle areas in Papua New Guinea.

Join one of the world’s best cyclists who will take you on a guided tour through his old training grounds in Tasmania and show you some of the best training routes combined with one of the most scenic countryside’s in the world.

One of the clear victims of social progress in my opinion has been the loss or removal of challenge from our lives. We have got to the stage where everything we do is risk assessed to assure that anything we do is predictable. I am sure that this loss of challenge is being driven by the need to mitigate liability, but I can’t help wondering what it is doing to us and in particular younger people as they seek to develop their identities.